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Biologist. Activist. Democrat. A setback is not defeat. #ClimateChange is real. #Block & #Ignore all you-know-whats #Resist Freedom for Republic of Georgia πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Slava Ukraini No DMs

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Terrifying!

08.10.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3538    πŸ” 870    πŸ’¬ 156    πŸ“Œ 42
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@schumer.senate.gov great video!

Pls let’s record one on freedom of speech and the limited access that real journalists now have

08.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 6

Trump is right, there is a war on Christians. He's the one doing it.

08.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1651    πŸ” 479    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 25

The Justice Department had 36 attorneys assigned full-time to investigate corrupt politicians when Trump took office in January.

Today it has two.

See how this works?

08.10.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1805    πŸ” 929    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 38

Man, I wish I was in Portland. This looks like a good time!

08.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1678    πŸ” 310    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 16
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Gov. Josh Shapiro: "I respect the Canadian people and Canada's sovereignty...β€ŠWhen POTUS bullies Canada, threatens to make them the 51st state, belittles them, undermines their sovereignty, that undermines the interests of our farmers and the people who work in our factories."

08.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2427    πŸ” 625    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 16

This is why I love Chicago so much. Their β€œwe will fuck with you” reserves are BOTTOMLESS.

08.10.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3539    πŸ” 752    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 37
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ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

Federal officers are firing so much tear gas at protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, that some nearby community members who aren’t even protesting are struggling to breathe when they leave their homes to run errands.

08.10.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 858    πŸ” 563    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 45
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Jeffries: This is the second time it's been shut down under Donald Trump, and he's nowhere to be found. He's got time to be on the golf course, but apparently doesn't have time to sit down with Democrats to reopen the government.

08.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2759    πŸ” 807    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 22
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Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue Trump foe's case is politically motivated Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.

In an arraignment that lasted less than half an hour, former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in his criminal case, with Comey lawyers ready to a argue that the DOJ has been weaponized to target adversaries of Donald Trump.

History is happening. apnews.com/article/trum...

08.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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GOV. PRITZKER: β€œThis is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

08.10.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12135    πŸ” 3979    πŸ’¬ 328    πŸ“Œ 219
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Good lord.

@apnews.com

08.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10035    πŸ” 3215    πŸ’¬ 920    πŸ“Œ 468

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

08.10.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14572    πŸ” 4390    πŸ’¬ 528    πŸ“Œ 177
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Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

08.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14316    πŸ” 4622    πŸ’¬ 222    πŸ“Œ 129
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BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

08.10.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8166    πŸ” 1960    πŸ’¬ 285    πŸ“Œ 653
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Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

08.10.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14834    πŸ” 5308    πŸ’¬ 442    πŸ“Œ 376
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Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

08.10.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 26590    πŸ” 8882    πŸ’¬ 743    πŸ“Œ 345
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Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

08.10.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 22409    πŸ” 6638    πŸ’¬ 404    πŸ“Œ 267
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One of Russia’s main supply routes from China has been shut down. From today, the border with Kazakhstan is fully stopped.. over 5,000 trucks are stuck, inspections are ongoing, and goods are being confiscated. Drones, EW gear, batteries, components, nothing is getting through.

08.10.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2205    πŸ” 575    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 56
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I wouldn’t advise anyone in Portland to walk your dog near this building.

08.10.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14562    πŸ” 2787    πŸ’¬ 999    πŸ“Œ 201
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Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

07.10.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 26362    πŸ” 8130    πŸ’¬ 4835    πŸ“Œ 1692
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Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

08.10.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 16850    πŸ” 4984    πŸ’¬ 537    πŸ“Œ 245

Broadview police are investigating.

07.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8951    πŸ” 2825    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 77
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This strikes me as pretty bad

07.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22645    πŸ” 9173    πŸ’¬ 2090    πŸ“Œ 764

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. β€” This should shake everyone to their core.

07.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 28195    πŸ” 7679    πŸ’¬ 2148    πŸ“Œ 608
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Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

07.10.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22101    πŸ” 6298    πŸ’¬ 604    πŸ“Œ 258
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Rayfield: When Trump learned that this was a judge who was appointed by him, he said he wasn’t served well.

To have any president or any politician in America say a judge is not serving themβ€”words can’t even describe how backwards that is.

Phang: He’s not the king. He’s the court jester.

06.10.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4531    πŸ” 1280    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 39
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282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: β€œWe believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

07.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8901    πŸ” 3770    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 148

ICE is made up of men who have failed the human test and have nothing of value to offer this nation.

Adults with decency and options and possibilities don’t do this shit.

07.10.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10583    πŸ” 2864    πŸ’¬ 400    πŸ“Œ 184
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What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

07.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 19155    πŸ” 6713    πŸ’¬ 662    πŸ“Œ 226

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